Barnacles, those marine crestaceans that attach themselves to rocks, mate by extending their long penis outward and searching for other nearby barnacles. According to Creature Cast, barnacles have the longest penis length relative to its size of any living thing. So next time you see a rock covered in barnacles, just remember that that same rock is also covered in lots of long penises. [via]
This awesome alarm clock was one of the entries in 102.1 Edge’s World’s Biggest contest back in 2007. The alarm clock doesn’t really use any sound or loud noises, but instead it makes use of a large mounted air cylinder at the head of the bed and a valve controlled by a computer to literally shake somebody out of bed. [via]
Here’s one more video of the bed at the 102.1 Edge studios. I wonder what the chance of whiplash is…